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English: Banff. House in Upper Street

Identifier: castellateddomes05macg (find matches)
Title: The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: MacGibbon, David, d. 1902 Ross, Thomas, 1839-1930
Subjects: Architecture Architecture, Domestic Castles
Publisher: Edinburgh : D. Douglas
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Fio. 1201.—Banff. Town House of the Bairds of Auchmedden. Panel over Archwaj and Dormers. As a county town Banff formerly possessed the town residences ofmany of the gentry of the neighbourhood; but few of these now remain.
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Fio. 1202.-Banff. House in Upper Street. HOUSES IN ELGIN 85 FOURTH PERIOD The House of Airlie, the residence of the Earl of Fife, has been supersededby a splendid classic structure of last century; and the Towers, thepalace of Lord Banff, was demolished by General Munro in 1640. An old mansion known as the town house of the Bairds, Lairds of Auchmedden (Fig. 1200), however, still remains, though somewhat altered.It stands at the angle of the main upper street and a narrow steep lanecalled the Straight Path. This house may have belonged to the Bairds of Auchmedden, but it was evidently not built by them. The quaint dormers (Fig. 1201) contain the initials and arms of a branch of the Ogilvies, and the panel over the archway to the courtyard (see Fig. 1200)contains the same arms. The courtyard still retains its old form, but theinterior of the mansion is now altered into business premises. Another rather remarkable house (Fig. 1202) stands in the same street,a little further south. Its his

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  • bookcentury:1800
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  • bookauthor:Ross__Thomas__1839_1930
  • booksubject:Architecture
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  • booksubject:Castles
  • bookpublisher:Edinburgh___D__Douglas
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